| Saina pulls out of C'wealth Games next week citing injury |
 Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow starting next week after failing to recover from leg blisters sustained during the Australian Open Super Series triumph last month. The defending champion termed her decision as difficult but an important one. India's hopes of fetching five badminton medals at the Commonwealth Games suffered a massive jolt today after Saina Nehwal pulled out citing injury. The Olympic bronze medallist said she had to take the decision in order to get fit for the rest of the season which includes important tournaments like the World Championship and the Asian Games. Saina said she has not got enough time to train herself and does not want to take the risk of injury again. Nehwal became the first non-Chinese shuttler to win a women's singles Super Series title in this year. India had won four medals in Badminton in the previous edition of the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. Besides Saina's gold in the women's singles, the pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the yellow metal in women's doubles, Parupalli Kashyap earned a bronze in the men's singles, while the hosts settled for silver in the team event. |
Friday, July 18, 2014
Delhi Budget; Rs 260 cr for power subsidy
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Proposing no new taxes in the Budget for Delhi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced subsidy of Rs 0.80 to Rs 1.20 per unit to small power consumers as also a slew of measures like low floor buses, sanitation and multi-speciality hospital in Rohini.
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The Rs 36,776 crore budget for Delhi was presented in Parliament as the state is currently under the President's rule. Proposing the Budget for 2014-15, Jaitley said no new tax has been proposed in Delhi and added that more night shelters would be set up in the National Capital Territory area. A multi-speciality hospital will come up in Rohini and 50 dialysis centres in the different parts of NCT. Also four new sewage treatment plants have been planned for Delhi. The government has earmarked Rs 260 crore for power subsidy. Following protest by Congress and opposition members over the Budget proposals, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said issues could be raised during the debate on it. Jaitley later said he was only proposing the Budget, which would be passed after discussion Referring to power tariff hike, Jaitley said it was necessitated due to increase in input costs. "However, the poor and marginalised should not suffer. I, therefore, propose power subsidy of Rs 260 crore for domestic consumers to provide relief to targeted consumers on account of increase in tariff. The modalities will be worked out by the Government of NCT of Delhi," he said. Considering the paucity of good health facilities under government sector in South Delhi, he also proposed sanctioning one multi-speciality hospital for South Delhi in the current year. This will be in addition to the one proposed at Rohini. The government has also proposed to increase plan outlay under pension to senior citizens from Rs 538 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 600 crore in the current fiscal. Jaitley said that to solve water supply problems in the capital region, construction of long pending Renuka Dam would be taken up on priority. In order to provide better transport to the commuters, Jaitley said tenders have been floated for procurement of 1,380 semi-low floor buses for DTC. "To provide convenience to the commuters, DTC will introduce an automated fare collection system through electronic ticketing machines and card readers. This system will subsequently be integrated with the fare collection system of Delhi Metro," he said. Of the Rs 36,766 crore total budget estimate, Rs 19,066 crore is non-plan expenditure. Over Rs 2,700 cr for health care sector in Delhi Budget Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today earmarked Rs 2,724 crore for health sector in the Budget for Delhi during the current fiscal, including plans to set up centres in each district for victims of sexual assault and a multi-speciality hospital in South Delhi. In the wake of increasing cases of sexual assault in the national capital, the Government proposed to set up one stop centres for crisis management and rehabilitation of victims of sexual assault in each district in government hospitals. "Three such centres at Deen Dayal hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital will become functional in the next three months, where the victims can be provided proper medical care along with legal and psycho-social counselling and support in a secure, gender- friendly environment," Jaitley said. The Minister informed that a new medical college with 100 seats will be started in Rohini and efforts are being made to ensure that the first batch of students is admitted by next year. The plan outlay of Rs 2,724 crore for health sector is approximately 16.3 per cent of plan outlay (excluding Centrally Sponsored Schemes), which is Rs 16,700 crore. The total budget estimate for the Government of NCT of Delhi is Rs 36,766 for the year 2014-15. Considering the paucity of good health care facilities under government sector in South Delhi and the felt need of the area, Jaitley said the Government has proposed to sanction one multi-speciality hospital for South Delhi in the current year. Besides, 50 dialysis centres will be opened to provide free dialysis to poor patients suffering from kidney failure. To offer prompt trauma care, 110 new ambulances fitted with state-of-the-art life support equipment will be inducted in the Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) fleet. Keeping in view the "quantum of work load" with existing Forensic Science Laboratory, the government proposed setting up of three more Forensic Science Laboratories for which land at Sheikh Sarai, Rohini and village Sayurpur at a cost of Rs 11.25 crore has been purchased, Jaitley said. The Minister informed that online facility has been launched for Out Patient Department (OPD) registration and issuing of free birth registration certificate at the time of discharge of mother and newborn baby from Government Hospitals has also been initiated. Social sector gets 11.1 per cent of Rs 16,700 crore Government today earmarked Rs 1,862 crore, around 11.1 per cent of plan outlay of 16,700 crore (excluding Centrally Sponsored Schemes) for social security and welfare sector in the Delhi budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament. In view of the rising population of the elderly in the city, the 'monthly aid' of Rs 1,000 to senior citizens of 60-69 years and Rs 1,5000 to 70 years and above, the government today extended it for 4.30 lakh people. At present 3.90 lakh people are being benefitted by the monthly aid. Further, the government also proposed to increase the plan outlay under Pension to Senior Citizens from Rs 538 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 600 in 2014-15. Referring to the safety and security issue of national capital, the Finance Minister said that process of recruitment of 155 women sub-inspectors and 1434 women constables is on and these women police officials are expected to join Delhi Police in 2014-15. In the current year 8124 girls have been imparted self defence training and 4925 police officials have attended gender sensitization programme. Various initiatives have been taken to expedite investigation of crimes against women, Jaitley said. To curb the menace of diversion of rations meant for lakhs of families which are below the poverty line and ensure transparent distribution of food grains to eligible households, 2500 fair price shops (FPS) will be computerised and daily sale from these (FPS) will be monitored online. | |
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18072014Istanbul police uses tear gas on pro-Palestinian protesters at Israel consulate
Anti-Israeli protesters at a rally for the Palestinian victims of the Gaza onslaught were fired upon with tear gas by Turkish riot police in Istanbul on Friday, Reuters reports. The crowd had gathered at the Israeli consulate in the Turkish capital with stones in protest at the ground offensive, who has now claimed upwards of two dozen Palestinian lives. The protesters waved Turkish and Palestinian flags, chanting slogans. They started to smash up windows with sticks and rocks, before the police decided to intervene.
Libyan militias agree truce, hand over airport to neutral forces
Libyan capital Tripoli, one of the hottest battle zones in the Middle East region, is seeing a truce take place between two powerful militant groups, which have been fighting for control of its airport. The news comes after Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz appealed to the UN Security Council to provide experts in order to train the country’s security and defense forces for the purpose of defending strategic objects, oil fields and airports, AFP reports. Clashes between rival gangs have been on the rise in Libya in the last months, prompting fears of a full-scale civil war. The truce has been agreed in concert with the capital’s mayor, and a decision was made to hand over the airport to neutral forces.
Woman gets 18 years for sending ricin-laced letters to Obama
A woman from Texas has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after sending US President Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg letters laced with highly toxic ricin. Thirty-six-year-old Shannon Guess Richardson was sentenced Wednesday after having pleaded guilty in December to possessing and producing a biological toxin. Richardson had sent three letters from New Boston, Texas, outside Texarkana, before contacting the police and claiming her husband did it.
Iran nuclear talks to be adjourned before deadline expires – diplomats
The talks between Iran and P5+1, a group of six world leading nations, over the Iranian nuclear program are to be adjourned on Friday, two days ahead of the informal deadline set for them, diplomatic sources told AP. Keeping the talks until the last hour despite no hope of bridging the gaps would give the impression of a desperate search for a solution, something the parties would like to avoid, the sources said. The deadline is likely to be extended
Typhoon Rammasun leaves Philippines battered, moves towards China
The Philippines is dealing with the damage caused by the Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest to hit the country this year, which left 38 people killed and at least eight missing. The disaster destroyed about 7,000 houses and damaged 19,000, the national disaster agency said. The storm is now moving towards China and is expected to make landfall around midday on Friday somewhere between the island of Hainan and the southern province of Guangdong.
Russia not planning reopening Soviet spy base on Cuba – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has refuted reports that Russia and Cuba agreed to resume work at the Soviet-built intelligence facility in Lourdes near Havana, Cuba. “No, it’s not true,” Putin answered a question during his meeting with reporters following the BRICS summit in Brazil. “There is nothing to regret, we are capable of solving the challenges in the field of national defense without this component, there is nothing unusual here, we in agreement with our friends closed the work of this center, we have no plans to resume work,” said Putin. Reports of resumption of work at the USSR’s largest electronic intelligence facility were published in Kommersant newspaper on Wednesday.
Suspected militant attack reported on Kabul airport
A number of explosions, possibly rocket propelled grenades, and bursts of gunfire were reported near Kabul International Airport at dawn on Thursday, according to eyewitness reports cited by Reuters. The Afghan capital’s airport, which is used both by civilians and the country’s military, serves as a base for NATO-led forces who have been clashing with Taliban and Islamic insurgents for well over a decade. Rockets are fired into the airport’s vicinity almost on a weekly basis, though the facility has largely escaped damage. It was unclear whether Thursday’s attack represented a more serious, frontal assault attempt. Officials reported that a number of militants had burst into a building north of the airport, and the transport hub had been closed to all flights.
Taliban attack in Kabul Airport ends after all gunmen killed
The Taliban attack in Kabul International Airport in the capital of Afghanistan has ended after all the militants were killed, Gul Agha Hashimi, a senior police official, told AFP. The assault lasted at least four hours. Earlier, the Afghan officials confirmed that the gunmen seized two buildings under-construction, only 700 meters from the airport. They used them as a site to fire rockets and gunfire targeting both the airport and ISAF (NATO’s International Security Assistance Force) jet fighters flying over Kabul, said Aman. The airport, which is used both by civilians and the country’s military, serves as a base for ISAF, which has have been clashing with Taliban and Islamic insurgents for well over a decade.
HIV transmissions highest in 20 years in Australia
There were 1,235 new cases of HIV diagnosed in Australia in 2013, the largest number in 20 years, an annual report by the University of New South Wales’ Kirby Institute said. The rates have been stable for the past few years, but are 70 percent higher than they were back in 1999, when new diagnoses were at their lowest. The spread of the deadly disease is due to rise in unprotected sex, particularly among gay men, rather than better testing, evidence suggested.
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Israel launches ground attack in Gaza
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Benjamin Netanyahu initiated a ground attack escalation in a ten-day offensive killed more than 250 Palestinians.
Witnesses in Gaza reported heavy bombing from jets, warships and artillery stationed along the border late on Thursday, with much of the firing directed at northern Gaza.Electricity was cut off across a large swathe of the strip, though it was unclear why. Peter Lerner, an Israeli military spokesman, said: “The military objectives are twofold. “To strike Hamas as a terrorist organisation, which is globally labelled, so that they do not have the motivation to continue this aggression against Israel. “And second of all to strike the terrorist infrastructure, the rockets, the tunnels, the mechanisms that they are using to strike and attack Israel.”
An Israeli military spokesman said in an interview to a radio station regarding the recent death of an Israeli soldier during the ground offensive on Gaza: “We are checking the circumstances” of soldier’s death.
This was the first Israeli casualty since the start of the operation.
Palestinian officials said 19 Palestinians were killed in heavy fighting overnight, bringing the death toll to 259, including 39 children. More than 1,900 Palestinians have also been injured. The Israeli military said that one soldier was killed in the north of Gaza on Friday, but the circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear. One Israeli was killed by rocket fire from Gaza earlier this week.
Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said that the ground operation amounted to “stupidity” and that the Israeli army would “pay a high price”. Sami Abu Zuhri, another spokesman for the group which controls Gaza, said: “It does not scare the Hamas leaders or the Palestinian people. We warn Netanyahu of the dreadful consequences of such a foolish act.” Diana Buttu, a former legal adviser to the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, said: “I think it’s high time that the Palestinian Authority go and sign on to the International Criminal Court and start charging Israel with war crimes. This isn’t the first time this has happened.” “They [Israel] shouldn’t be allowed to behave like they are above the law, and treat Palestinians like they are beneath it.”
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NELSON MANDELA DAY observed in New Delhi
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NELSON MANDELA DAY observed in New Delhi through 67-minutes of service.
The UN observes Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July as a tribute to that iconic figure and his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom. In New Delhi,Mrs. Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director, UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan, joined diplomats and students in volunteering to clean Basant Lok Market in Vasant Vihar. This 67-minutes of service was organized by the High Commission of South Africa and Come, Clean India! to mark the 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted his life in the service of humanity — as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.
RAJIV CHANDRAN
National Information Officer
United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003, INDIA
Phone: 91-11-4653-2237
mobile: 98106-06833
UNIC is now on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/wqrxXl
….and on Twitter: @UNICDELHI
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Rains play spoil sport on the sets of Ye Hai Mohabbatein!
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Recently the rains played spoil sport on the sets of Star Plus’;s Ye Hai Mohabbatein. Divyanka Tripathi who plays Ishita Raman Bhalla on the show was in for a rude shock when she found the ceiling of her green room leaking due to heavy showers. Divyanka who reported to the sets to shoot for a very crucial scene found her green room flooded and all the costumes for the show and her expensive make-up and laptop floating in the room.
Being a thorough professional Divyanka shifted her belongings to a safe area and changed into her get up so that the shoot is not disrupted.
“It was pouring the previous night as a result the ceiling gave away and started leaking. Since the door was locked-up and we had packed up no one realized that the room was flooded until the next day when I reported on the sets. My laptop, clothes for the shoot and other personal belongings were damaged. However we were shooting for a very crucial scene and we couldn’;t afford to cancel the shoot, hence, I changed and resumed with the shots.” said our very professional Divyanka Tripathi.
Watch Ye Hai Mohabbatein Monday to Saturday, 11 p.m. only on Star Plus!
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Woodepecker Film Festival inviting Entries for the 2014 edition
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Malaysian Boeing 777crashes in Ukraine
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With reports of interface the passenger airplane of Malaysian airlines has crashed in eastern Ukraine village Hrabove aerospace.Malaysian airline plane was on flight from Amsterdam to Malaysia with 280 passengers and 15 members crew fear dead. Paaenger plane is shot down either by pro Russian rebels or lost control is still matter of debate.Plane was shot by Buk missiles at an altitude of 33000 ft height needs radar to Buk -anti craft guns in possession of rebels who don’t have the skill to identify the plane at high altitude.
Ukriaine army is not responsible for the plane crash Malaysian airline claims to have lost control of Boeing 777 and villagers said the derbies is of plane but no bodies recovered till reports reaching this update.
Malaysian PM said the action against the perpetrators shall be taken. Tony Abbot Australian PM said its unspeakable crime as plane had 18 Australian on board. Obama call for early investigation and place of accident to be kept intact. Bblack box MH 17 Malaysian Airline has been found by the pro Russian troop in occupation of crash site has sent the black box to Moscow in Russia for further investigation to which media has its reservations as black box is property of Malaysia because of plane belongs to that country.
. Further contemplative study suggest that the missiles shot the plane is of larger design to be mounted on vehicles to shoot 10000Mtr in the sky and can be located on the satellite exploration.
Hillary Clinton said the plane carrying passengers mostly from Europe and Euro rage must spring up in capitals across Europe. Reports media.
Ukrainian military has several batteries of Buk surface-to-air missile systems with at least 27 launchers, capable of bringing down high-flying jets, in the Donetsk region where the Malaysian passenger plane crashed, Russian Defense Ministry said.
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